MARGAO
It was Thursday evening and the Chamber of the Margao Municipal Council was found locked.
Many a citizen had come to see the Chairperson Pooja Naik in the civic body, only to realize that the five-year tenure of the council has finally come to an end on Thursday.
However, Chairperson Pooja and a couple of city fathers were seen in the corridors of the civic body in the morning. In the absence of a clear-cut communique from the Director of Municipal Administration, the chairperson had made her presence felt in her chamber in the morning.
It was only after the Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes spoke to the DMA Dr Tariq Thomas realization dawned that the tenure of the current municipal bodies has finally ended and the government has appointed administrators till the elections are held.
The keys of the chairperson’s chamber were later deposited with the Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes by the staff. Sources informed that it remains to be seen whether the government-appointed administrator Prasanna Acharya will function from the chamber of the chairperson.
In the meantime, Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes has on Thursday decided to further tone up the administration to make it more friendly with the tenure of the elected council ending on Thursday.
In fact, the Chief Officer was holed up in his chamber on Thursday evening, clearing files and attending to correspondence and citizens.
